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Validated results show federal race in Churchill-Keewatinook Aski closer than originally thought

Federal election results validated by the Returning Officer, shows the federal election race in Churchill-Keewatinook Aski was closer than initially thought.

 

The validated results came in last week, and show NDP incumbent Niki Ashton received 13,487 votes, while Liberal candidate Rebecca Chartrand received 12,575, putting the two candidates less than 1,000 votes apart.

 

Earlier results from Election Night had Ashton at 14,469 votes, and Chartrand at 12,914.

 

The total number of votes in the riding was 30,196, out of the 49,036 people eligible to vote.

 

The validated results include votes from the 7 polls which weren’t originally accounted for on Election Night.

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